Thursday, June 16, 2016

Preaching hate

I'm sorry if this makes some uncomfortable, but its the only way I can deal with the tragedy in Orlando. I've had people stop following me on Twitter today because I talked about hate. I guess they don't like the fact that I'm gay. I'm not going to apologize for this. I am who I am and if anyone cannot accept me, it was nice meeting you.

I'm not sure how you can say the following statement and immediately watch scores of people unfollow. I could think of all kinds of words to say about that action, but I won't step down into the depths of hatred and return the favor. Take a look at what I said and see if that is a bad thing. In my mind, it isn't. Who knows, maybe people who hate are somehow more intelligent. Maybe that's it. I don't know.

You can't preach hate every day and expect a different outcome. Hate only breeds hate.

Its sad. We have hate that is fueled by the preaching of hatred across this land. Whether it is in the church pulpit or the political arena, it seems we just like to hate. We teach hatred as if it was a key in life. All the time, we don't even know that we are so hateful to others. Too many puff their chests up and act like somehow they are better and more superior.

In fact, most people that show their hatred are the ones that cry about how much of a victim they are. They claim that if they can't spew and forth their hatred on to others at every turn in life, that somehow they are being victimized and silenced. They don't stop to see just how their words, thoughts, and actions are some of the most hateful things that they produce.

Some out there think that if you don't believe in the way their religious teachings command, that you are stopping them from exercising their freedoms. Nothing could be further from the truth, but to those that hate, truth is the last thing that fills the voids in their mind.

Not everyone believes the way you do. It is called freedom of religion and freedom of speech. However, when you push your beliefs upon everyone else, you've made the entire world less human. You haven't helped the least among you and you sure don't exemplify the words of the Bible that you so vehemently claim you practice. I'm often surprised at how these individual do not know what is in the Bible that they spout at every turn.

The more we spew the hatred and divisiveness to one another, the more we set people in our world to see that it is okay to hate others. Even if we are not smart enough to know we are spewing hatred, it does not excuse our words, thoughts, and actions. The more hate is preached, the more you cannot expect a different outcome.

See, we're more worried about what others do in this country and world than we are about what we do. We are more worried about how others don't measure up in our judging eyes, than we are learning to accept others and celebrate our differences.

Preaching hate is the norm of our day. It is sad that it happens with such frequency. I'm saddened by what I see on social media, by the politicians and the churches, and those that spew the hatred. The more this happens, the more violence we will continue to see.

Its horrible. I sat here today, crying tears of sadness and pain for those that lost loved ones in this senseless and horrible shooting in Orlando. Of course, everyone reaches for the political one-liners to spew even more hate.

When will we learn? When will we understand that it isn't everyone out in the world that is the problem, but ourselves and our heart? When will we learn that it is our thoughts, actions, and words that we portray to the world which can either build us up or tear us down. If you're doing these things, you are just as much a part of the problem as those that are blinded by the hatred in their hearts.

I'm sorry if this blog post sound harsh, but it is how I see things. I'm tired of being silent as to not offend anyone.